ORIGINAL: GR8atta2d
On the Ohio DNR websight
Crossbow deer kills for 2007-2008 42292
Verticle Bows 36347
But from my woods time I'd put the actual numbers afield much more skewed than this.
It's my opinion, that less skilled hunters take up the crossbow as a quick fix to get into the woods.
THIS DOES NOT REFLECT, those of you serious about the sport. Those of you that are serious enough to join a web based sight and talk about your passion 24/7/365. This is not a dig in anyway, just the percieved easy way out for many, weekend warriors.
GR8,
This is an honest question on my part. Exactly what is "bad" about the statement above? Crossbow hunters. To me it seems that there are some who will never be good with a compound, let alone a trad bow. There are some who love archery but are physically unable to draw a bow. There are others, who
some would call lazy, who may simply want more of a challenge than gun hunting but don't want to step it up to a compound or trad bow for what-ever reason
or they take up a crossbow simply because they want the additional time in the woods. Then there are others who simply prefer a crossbow. Again, I ask what is wrong with that?
Personally, I believe that we should encourage EVERYONE using ANY LEGAL MEANS to hunt as much as possible. What I see in the vast majority of the younger "up and coming" generation is very little to no interest in hunting, if not outright disdain for the sport. If we don't finda way - any way - to up our numbers and expose more young ones to this way of life, it will be gone someday. There won't be enough of us left to fight for it.
Jeez, deer hunters really need to find a way to come together and stop nit-pickingand arguing over which method of killing a deer is superior. I suppose that'll never happen. We are human after all, and we'll probably continue to dig our own graves until it's simply too late.